Combination clothes holder



Feb. 9, 1937. E, WHENHA 2,070,417

COMBINATION CLOTHES HOLDER v Filed ma a, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /VVENTO Egezrr LQe/VEM/ENHAM Arm/ENE Patented Feb. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES;

T OFFICE 12 Claims.

My invention relates to a combination holder for supporting various wraps and garments.

The objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a device of this class in which the space ordinarily occupied by a clothes hook in a closet, or the like, is utilized for supporting also a womans hat and a mans hat in substantially out of the way positions;

Second, to provide a novel means for enclosing a hat support, and further an enclosing means which is suspended from means thereabove, which latter means forms also an upper hat support;

'Third, to provide novel means of supporting and securing the enclosure or curtain whereby the same is readily attached or detached;

Fourth, to providea device of this class in which the upper hat support and curtain are readily detached; so that the parts may be more readily nested and packed for shipment;

Fifth, to provide a novel and simple hat support made from a wire coil;

Sixth, to provide simple and novel means in connection therewith for supporting ties, or the like;

Seventh, to provide simple and novel means in connection therewith for supporting gloves, or theas a whole, is simple and economical of construction, and durable.

With the above objects in view, I have devised a combination clothes holder having certain novel features of construction, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device in its preferred embodiment, showing theenclosing curtain of the lower hat support partly pushed back;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view on a reduced scale, showing the front portion of the curtain removed to facilitate the illustration; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentry sectional elevation taken at 33 of Fig, 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper portion of a slightly modified form of construction of my device; 7

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper portion of another modified construction, portions being broken away and in section to facilitate the illustration; and,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view thereof, taken substantially on the plane designated 8-6 in Fig. 5.

Like' characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the views of the drawings.

In the device illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the drawings, a unitary vertical support I is provided at the back of the device for securing the same to a wall, or the like. At the lower end of the support is a clothes hook 2 which may be of ordinary construction and made an integral part of the vertical support. The vertical support is made up of a pair of wires or rods which are bent forwardly at their upper ends, forming an arm, as indicated by 3. Secured to and extending upwardly from the arm 3 is a hat support 4 formed of a wire coil in convex shape. Below the hat support 4 is another hat support 5, also formed of a wire coil in convex form. This latter coil is supported at its apex, by means of a wire arm 6 on the vertical support I, the arm being secured at its lower end between the wires or rods of the vertical support immediately above the hook 2. This arm extends outwardly and upwardly at an angle and in curved form, supporting the hat support 5 a considerable distance below the hat support 4.

To the forward end of the arm 3 and between the two wires or rods forming the same is secured an arm Ila at the forward end of which is secured a ring I I. This ring extends backwardly as a complete circular loop underneath the arm 3, being provided at its forward end with a hook llb which is removably hooked over the forward end of the arm Ha. The curtain i2 is provided at the upper end with a hem |2a through which the ring extends, the curtain being drawn over the hook end llb of the ring. Thus the curtain is draped from the ring over and around the hat support 5. The upper portion of the curtain within the hem is shirred together and may be held up by a hook 3a at the central portion of the ring and on the arm 3. The lower end of the curtain may be provided with a draw string l3 for tying together the curtain below the hat placed on the support 5.

The hat support 5 is so constructed that it will support a hat within the crown thereof and is therefore particularly adapted for supporting a womans hat. The diametrically extending portion or arm 3 and the ring I! are adapted to support the brim of a mans hat while the part 4 is adapted for locating the hat against lateral movement. Thus the ring supports the brim of the hat as Well as the curtain for the lower hat support. l

At the upper end of the vertical support is secured a necktie support 2| which consists of a plurality of wire-formed arms 2|a secured to the vertical support I and extending laterally to the opposite sides thereof.

Below the necktie support and secured to the portion is a glove support 22 which consists mainly of a horizonal member positioned forwardly of and transversely to the vertical support. One end thereof is secured to the portion I by a diagonal arm 22a extending laterally and downwardly therefrom,

In the modified form, shown in Fig. 4, the forwardly extending arm is similar to the arm 3 and it is made of two separate wires or rods 31) and 30. To the forward end of the wire 31) is secured a ring similar to the ring I at one end of the split portion therein. The ring extends backwardly undernearth the arm 31), 3c and is connected at its other forward end by a removable hook llb, as described above. In this instance the upper portion of the curtain I2 is also provided with a hem similar to the hem |2a through which the ring extends; but the opposite sides of the curtain are connected by a top curtain portion, which is provided at the middle between said opposite sides and diametrically thereacross with a hem |2c through which the wire 30 extends.

In this modification I have also shown hat positioning means 3| which consists of a plurality, of arched wires secured together at their median portions, forming a substantially convex hat positioning means.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the upper hat support is a frame 4| which is substantially of the shape of a hat. The frame consists of a ring Ma and a plurality of slightly spaced apart wires or rods 4|b, which are secured at one end to the ring and extend radially inwardly, thence upwardly to form a crown, and are secured-at the inner and upper ends to a small ring Me. Through this ring and through an eye 42a at the upper and forward end of an arm 42, which extends forwardly of the vertical support I, extends a bolt 43 for detachably securing the hat support 4| in place. Such detachable mounting permits ready nesting of the several parts for shipment.

The curtain 5|, in this instance, is placed over the top of the frame 4| and portions 5m inserted between the spaced apart rods or wires and such inwardly directed portions sewed together. The curtain is draped over the ring as in the other structures described.

Though I have shown and described a particular structure, and certain modifications thereof, I do not wish to be limited to these, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described a unitary vertical support, a hat support extending outwardly and upwardly from the lower end thereof, a second hat support extending outwardly from the upper end thereof and positioned over the first hat support, and a curtain depending from the lateral portion of the second hat support over and around the first hat support.

2. In a device of the class described, a unitary vertical support, a hat support extending outwardly and upwardly from adjacent the lower end thereof, a second hat support extending outwardly from the upper end thereof and positioned over the first hat support, a curtain depending from the lateral portion of the second hat support over and around the first hat support, and means at the lower end of the curtain shirring the lower end under the first hat support.

3. In a device of the class described, a unitary vertical support, a hat support extending outwardly and upwardly from the lower portion of the verticalsupport, a second hat support extending outwardly from the upper end of the Vertical support and having at its center a raised portion and at its periphery a separable ring, and a curtain having at its upper end a hem through which the ring extends for supporting the curtain in draped form over and around the second hat support.

4. In a device of the class described a vertical support having means for securing the same to a wall and having a clothes hook at the lower end, a hat support extending outwardly and upwardly from the vertical support adjacent the hook,a second hat support extending outwardly from the upper end of the vertical support and positioned over the first hat support, and a curtain depending from the lateral portion of the second hat support and over and around the first hat support.

5. In a device of the class described, a unitary port, an arm rising from said support and ex-' tending transversely with respect thereto, a separable ring directly below said transverse arm portion and so positioned relative thereto that the transverse arm portion extends diametrically across the ring, one end of the ring being supported by said transverse arm portion, the other end of the ring having a hook by means of which the separable ends of the ring are connected, and a curtain having a hem at the top through which the ring extends, said curtain having its top portion extended to cover the space within the ring, said extended top portion being supported by said transverse portion of the arm.

7. In a device of the class described, a support, a hat-shaped frame supported by the support, said frame comprising an outer ring and pairs of slightly spaced apart rods extending radially inwardly from the ring and upwardly at the middle of the ring, and a curtain positioned over the frame with portions extending between said pairs of rods and secured in such position, the curtain draping over the outer side of the ring.

8. In a hat support in combination, a support, a hat support carried by said support and comprising, a ring on which to rest the brim of a hat, elements rising within the ring and shaped to support the crown of the hat, and a curtain attachable to said ring.

9. In a hat support in combination, a support, a hat support carried by said support and comprising, a ring on which to rest the brim of a hat, elements rising within the ring and shaped to support the crown of the hat, and a curtain held detachably suspended from said ring, said curtain having a portion covering the space within the ring.

10. In a device of the class described, a support, an arm extending outwardly therefrom, a separable ring secured to said arm in such position that the arm extends diametrically above the ring, one separable end of the ring having means for detachably connecting the separable ends of the ring, and a curtain having a hem at its upper portion through which the ring removably extends.

11. In a device of the class described, a clothes hook, an arm extending upward from and supported by said hook, said arm forming a right angle, a hat support secured to the lower portion of said arm adjacent the said hook, means secured upon the free end of said arm for sunporting a curtain capable of being draped around said hat support above the clothes hook, for enclosing said hat support but not the hook and the said arm.

12. In a device of the class described, a vertical clothes holder having a clothes hook at its lower end and a horizontal arm at the top, a rod extending upwardly and outwardly from said holder, a hat support at the upper end of the rod, supporting means on said arm, and a curtain suspended by the supporting means of the arm from above the hat support and draped therearound, said curtain being positioned in front and free of the clothes holder and hook.

EVERE'I'I LORNE WHENHAM. 

